Item: Rubrik
Rating: 9
Author: Tim Lillis

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Almost 3 years ago we decided the clunky Avamar was too much to manage and to slow to restore. We did a search and comparison and came down to VEEAM and Rubrik. We decided to go with Rubrik even though the cost was higher. Rubrik has a large portfolio, is scalable, and offers cloud archival which we recently added to our installation.

Pros and Cons

Crazy fast restore options
Tight integration with vmware for backups
Affordable cloud archive backup options

Cost is very limiting , renewal is expensive
Upgrade costs are higher than expected

Return on Investment

Check boxes on financial and insurance audits. It has immutable storage, mfa, and a secure SLA to prevent data wipes.
Ease of use and upgradability - Namely the product is intuitive, and Rubrik makes the upgrades seamless.

Alternatives Considered

Veeam Data Platform Foundation

Rubrik was more robust and seemed to excel during restores and quick mounts. Rubrik also had a larger library of features and capabilities.

Key Insights

Do you think Rubrik delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Rubrik's feature set?

Yes

Did Rubrik live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Rubrik go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Rubrik again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Rubrik is great for large enterprises but might not fit the best for smaller sized companies with low backup demands. We have had to restore virtual machines quickly , and Rubrik's quick mount on solid state was tremendous at getting the client back running. The only negative is the mac address changed even though we had checked retain mac. We had to go back into vmware and set it.

Rubrik will help you sleep at night, the backups are covered

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with Rubrik